The Young Israel of Woodmere continued this week to encourage Five Towners to attend the upcoming AIPAC policy conference in Washington. “With the events of recent weeks unfolding in the … more

Hundreds of local dignitaries, residents, friends and relatives participated in memorial services on Friday for Cedarhurst Mayor Andrew J. Parise, who died on Feb. 8 at 90.   A funeral … more

A former New York City Police Department officer is suing the force for $150 million after facing what he claims was years of vicious anti-Semitic discrimination and abuse at the hands of his fellow … more

Love, as the song goes, is in the air. If the latest media reports are accurate, the United States and the Iranian regime are rapidly closing in on a deal over the mullahs’ nuclear … more

Ok, I’m officially done with winter. I’ve had enough. I’m cold when it’s 50 degrees, so I’m really not happy. Forecast is for temps in the single digits with a windchill … more

The times, they are a changin’ [not!]. Here’s what topped page one this week in 2006: “Despite Difficulties, Local Face Eye of Storm.” And from the catering manager at Supersol: “Nobody canceled their event — the simcha must go on.” more

In an interviewed by Chris Wallace on Fox News on Sunday, Speaker of the House John Boehner explained why he kept news about his invite to Prime Minister Netanyahu a secret until the last possible … more

While paying real estate taxes may be inevitable, no one should pay more than their fair share. “It’s all about fairness,” said attorney Shalom Maidenbaum, whose Cedarhurst-based … more

As noted previously, we live in dangerous times and, truth be told, we have always lived in dangerous times. This week, I shall focus on the legacy of a speech by the Rav, Rabbi … more

We typically imagine that the Mishkan is defined by the beams that stood together to become its walls. After all, without walls, there is no building. While a simple view of the Torah’s … more